We’re Pregnant!

It’s amazing how so much can change in 4 months.  The last time I was here we were just getting over the terrible news that our first IVF cycle was unsuccessful with zero fertilization.  And since then we have been through the cycle again and found out great news on Tuesday, February 18 2014 – that I am pregnant.  After our experience with Valley, we decided to go for a second opinion and to see what many consider one of the best reproductive doctors in the world – Dr. Zev Rosenwaks at Cornell.  He is world renowned and is practically the pioneer of IVF.  From the day we  met him I felt like we were in good hands, and I still think that way today.  Cornell ran more tests and performed more exams – and as I expected everything looked normal.  He suggested that we try IVF again but that this time we would try ICSI as well.  Much to our surprise, they were able to retrieve 9 eggs  on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 and 8 of them were fertilized.  On Friday, February 7, 2014 the embryologist implanted two embryos, and we were lucky enough to have two additional embryos that we were able to freeze 🙂  The two week wait was unbearable, everyday I thought about it – am I pregnant, no way it will work, maybe we will have twins?  After what seemed like an eternity I remember seeing the voicemail on my phone – I was sitting at my desk staring at it – I had originally told myself that I wouldn’t check my message until I got home for the day – I didn’t want to have another breakdown at my desk like with the last cycle.  However, I couldn’t wait a second longer – I went into the bathroom and checked the message “Congratgulations Cecelia you are pregnant”  I still have the message saved on my phone and it still doesn’t feel real to me.  I called Brian crying with tears of joys filling my eyes.  We were both over the moon and shared the good news with our family and close friends.  It’s only been a week since we found out the wonderful news but I don’t feel any different.  Although I am very excited and thrilled that we are pregnant, I am still very cautious and worry every day – we still have a long way to go and I don’t think I will feel at ease until we get through the first trimester.  Despite everything I will say that every injection, doctors visit, and dollar was all worth it – I never thought we would get to this point.  I have learned that there are no guarantees in life and you cannot take anything for granted.  We never gave up hope and we are so lucky to have the love, support, and prayers from all of our family and friends.  I look forward to our journey ahead and pray for a healthy pregnancy 🙂